Our loft – the high ceiling extends across the living room – very bright and spacious! A big plus of our apartment is the loft, but it also poses a challenge. When my son started crawling, climbing and walking, we needed to figure out a way to childproof our loft. A baby gate at the top and bottom of the stairs prevented him from going up and down on his own and (potentially) falling...
Our entryway chalkboard – Hello Vancouver. Goodbye Irvine. My husband has accepted a position as Canada Research Chair in Design and Media Arts at Emily Carr University and we are moving to Vancouver this summer! It’s super exciting and I’ve been super busy preparing – mentally & physically – for the big move. We’ve been spending our free time browsing craigslist...
Inheritance Hand-Made Shoes – nice! One of my favorite things about traveling is checking out local style. I love to see how people hack their fashion. I spent one morning wandering around a few trendy streets in Shanghai, popping in and out of little boutiques full of unique, but also very similar styles. Back at home on my balcony with my plants and my silk owl shirt from Shanghai. While...
“Investments havnt the risk, Quickly allies!” Somehow the perfect motto for this endeavor. I just got back from a two week trip to China and it was awesome (and sometimes not so awesome). I was there with my husband and colleague, Garnet Hertz and our friend and colleague Silvia Lindtner working on a research project on Hackerspaces. We were documenting the Shenzhen Maker Faire (the first...
I started FemHack because I was frustrated with my dichotomous life of home and work. I felt like the things I did at home had no merit outside of my home and the things I did at work had no bearing on the world outside of my work. I don’t think I’m alone in this feeling. My frustrations come from a place where what you do is who you are, and the simple contrast of homemaker (i.e. housewife)...
DIY soap dish hack with twigs, twine and saucer. This soap dish hack takes a thrifted china saucer and adds a handmade rustic wooden soap holder to keep the soap from getting gunky. I was using some candy dishes originally thrifted for my wedding reception as soap dishes, but they broke. You might argue that part of the reason I hack is because I’m ‘picky’…but I don’t...